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The Australia Pacific Training Coalition (APTC) is a training excellence and collaboration centre. It was announced as an Australian Government initiative at the Pacific Islands Forum in 2006 and welcomed by the Pacific Island leaders. As Australia’s flagship Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) investment in the region, APTC collaborates with national governments, development partners, the private sector, organisations for people with disabilities, civil society organisations, and Pacific TVET institutions in ten countries: Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. APTC also works closely with industry representatives around the region to ensure its training programs are relevant and aligned with current and future career opportunities for graduates – careers where skilled employees are in high demand. APTC offers Australian qualifications from Certificate II to Diploma level in various vocational areas. Highly regarded and qualified trainers deliver courses, and graduates will enjoy the benefits of an internationally recognised and accredited Australian qualification. APTC is an Australian Government initiative implemented by TAFE Queensland (RTO 0275) in partnership with the Pacific and Timor-Leste.

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APTC donation to PNG Hospice

Staff at the APTC Campus in Papua New Guinea recently donated mattresses to the Bethany Hospice.

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3 June 2011

Fiji Children's Services graduates mentor international students

Fiji Children's Services graduates will mentor international students attending the Diploma of Children's Services course at the APTC Namaka Fiji Campus.

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27 May 2011

Sports social for APTC students and staff in Nadi

More than 60 APTC students and staff took part in a social event held in the grounds of the Tanoa Apartments Nadi, Fiji.

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20 May 2011

APTC and TVET success in Tuvalu

A celebration of success took place in Funafuti, Tuvalu, when18 APTC students recently graduated in the presence of the Tuvalu Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Dr Falesa Pitoi.

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13 May 2011

Republic of Nauru celebrates International Women's Day

A national holiday and celebrations took place in the Republic of Nauru in recognition of International Women's Day.

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6 May 2011

Female Painters celebrate International Women's Day

The women attending the all female Painting and Decorating course at the APTC Fiji Campus celebrated International Women's Day by recounting their experiences as women in the trades.

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29 April 2011

Kiribati's Kabiriera Karibanang continues career path

APTC graduate Kabiriera Karibanang of Kiribati has begun his new career as a lecturer at the Kiribati Institute of Technology (KIT).

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22 April 2011

Close shave at Totoka for Fiji Country Manager

Mr Anthony Bailey, APTC Fiji Country Manager, School of Tourism and Hospitality volunteered his time and beard last month at Totoka Hair Design in Suva, the hairdressing training facility of the APTC.

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15 April 2011

Positive outcomes from Melbourne workshop

APTC senior managers recently met in Melbourne for a two-day workshop. Participants included staff from the Coordination Office, Box Hill Institute of TAFE and Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE, and Tina Seniloli from AusAid, Suva.

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8 April 2011

Hospitality course opens opportunities

Ms Rachael Kong, a graduate of the APTC Hospitality (Operations) Certificate III course, works as the Office Administrator of CARE International, Vanuatu.

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1 April 2011

Vanuatu teacher works to implement change

APTC graduate Meriam Lin, who hails from the northern Vanuatu island of Pentecost, said that that acquiring her Certificate III in Children Services has raised both her work and the school performance output to a higher level.

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29 March 2011

Tongan graduates develop tourism and hospitality careers

"On my recent visit to Tonga, I was able to catch up with a number of APTC tourism and hospitality graduates who have returned home after training in Samoa," reported Ms Julie Kean, Samoa Country Manager, APTC School of Tourism and Hospitality.

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25 March 2011